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Anthony McCarran, one of the army?s most distinguished generals, was devastated by the loss of his longtime friend Jack Gallagher, who was killed in Vietnam. For years, the McCarran and Gallagher families have remained close, watching a new generation of soldiers face combat. Today, the general?s son Lt. Brian McCarran is back from Iraq. Traumat... more »ized by the experience, there?s only one person Brian wishes to confide in: Kate Gallagher. As the daughter of a fallen soldier, Kate understands the pain of war. But as the wife of Brian?s commanding officer, the volatile and shell-shocked Capt. Joe D?Abruzzo, there?s only so much Kate can do to offer comfort?and only so many secrets Brian can share?Tragedy strikes when Brian shoots and kills D?Abruzzo on their army post in Virginia after a bitter confrontation. Now, in a high-profile court-martial, Brian must face old demons and new enemies as he fights to prove his innocence with the help of Paul Terry, one of the army?s most accomplished lawyers; Terry?s co-counsel, who happens to be Brian?s sister, Meghan; and Kate?s unwavering support. But before the case is over, Brian will learn that families, like war, can break the sturdiest of souls?and hardest of hearts.« less

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Richard North Patterson is one of my favorite authors, and I was reminded again why when I read In the Name of Honor. Patterson shows why he is one of the best legal thriller writers with this tale of an Army officer who shoots his former commander after they return from Iraq. The protagonist is Captain Paul Terry, the JAG officer who is assigned to defend him shortly before he is supposed to leave the military for a plush job in New York City. Terry has to deal with his client's family and the extended family of the deceased while navigating a military court martial and probing his client's PTSD and memory loss surrounding the shooting. The plot was good and I did not see the twist of the climax coming. But as always, Patterson's strength is his finely-drawn characters and their relationships. I had a hard time putting this book down, and I anxiously await Patterson's next novel.

My only complaint is that he got some of the military details wrong, but I am also an Iraq veteran, so the average reader probably wouldn't notice the mistakes.